Electric only so we had to fill the fresh water tank on our way in. It poured down rain Friday so all the tenters had elaborate tarp systems set up.The movie tonight was Lords of War. It was pretty interesting actually. Not as violent as I expected so I was able to watch the whole thing. Last week was busy... so we called it an early night. We were sound asleep when a loud siren went off around 10:00. Didn't know what it was but we thought it might be a flood or mudflow warning. We tried to get TV reception (got sound only). Didn't hear any warnings so we figured it was safe to go back to sleep. The next day we found out it's actually the call signal for the Volunteer Fire Dept. We've stayed here twice before and have never heard the siren. Believe me, it's loud.
Saturday was a beautiful day. After breakfast (egg, cheese and bacon bits on whole wheat bagels) we walked down to the river. It was much higher than we've seen before.
The rocks I normally play in were underwater. We walked down aways but still no rocks to play with.
The fishermen seemed to enjoy the calmer parts of the river.
We walked back along the park road and saw this guy. He couldn't figure out why we wanted to take his picture... but finally he agreed to pose. 
After our walk it was time for a cup of coffee outside. Then we went for bike ride. Went up highway 410 a bit then took a side road. It was a nice ride... very little traffic and pretty views. We decided to take this trail once we got back in the park. Sadly, just a little ways in there were trees and branches across the trail. So we had to return to the road.
Later we had a fire. The river sounds great from our site. The occasional passing train adds to the ambience. 
This state park is near Enumclaw. It's on the Green River and is popular for camping, fishing, and kayaking. There are a couple of other parks to visit in the area. About 4 miles away is Nolte State park. It's a day use park with a lake and swimming area. Flaming Geyser State Park is also close. Day-use only but it's fun to see the geyser.http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Kanaskat%2DPalmer&pageno=1
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